monk spade

Chinese: 月牙鏟 (Traditional) / 月牙铲 (Simplified)
Pronunciation: Yueya-chan (Chinese) / Getsugasan (Japanese)
English: Monk's Spade

A type of Chinese polearm.

Sha Wujing's Monster Subduing Treasure Staff (降妖宝杖, Jian Yao baozhang) in Journey to the West and Lu Zhishen's zen staff (禅杖, Chan zhang) in Water Margin are often described as monk's spades.

See also

• Wikipedia article